Bike Gear Cable Loose
Cable tension and limit setting.
Bike gear cable loose. Some modern housings are designed to be used without lube. Tighten the h screw on the rear derailleur until the chain does not click as it moves through but leave it loose enough that the chain can still shift from the second smallest gear to the. Turn the shifter barrel adjuster tighter or looser to fine tune the gears until the cable shifts smoothly through all gear combinations. 10 and in doing so will also help diagnose if the problem is deeper.
You should also go ahead and re cable the other brake lever and the shifters as well if this was caused by a failure in the cable the other. Turn your barrel adjuster at the shifter 1 3 to 2 3 of the way out. Cut off the excess cable so only 2 inches remain after the pinch bolt. Like every component on your bike shifter cables wear out.
The quickest and easiest thing to do is try to simply re cable the bike. And when they do you ll know it. Pedal the bicycle and cycle through the gears. This can be done quickly time.
Depending on the spring in your rear derailleur shift to either the highest or lowest gear whichever one makes the cable go slackest. The most obvious and common causes for poor shifting are down to poor adjustment and the most common thing to go out of adjustment is cable tension. Slide the end cap onto the cable and gently crimp it onto the cable using a pair of pliers.